Batu grabbed a piece of mutton on the plate and threw it into his mouth, chewing it hard.
The meat on the plate is mutton that has been cut into pieces in advance with a knife. There is no need to use a knife to separate it from the bones.
After eating a few pieces of mutton, he said: "In the past, you definitely had no chance, unless the Chahar tribe defeated the right-wing Mongolian tribes, but it is different now. Even if the Great Khan did not move westward, you still have a chance to compete for this Tumo The position of special leader.”
Hearing this, Su Nang frowned, not quite understanding what Batu meant.
"Batu Taiji, if you have something to say clearly, don't follow the Han people's way of talking, which often makes people guess." Hu Qitu couldn't help but said.
There are many Han merchants in Bansheng City. As a Taiji in Bansheng City, he sometimes deals with these Han merchants, and what Batu just said made him feel like he was listening to the Han merchants, unlike the Mongolians. Some are candid and direct.
Batu glanced at Hu Qitu, his eyes fell on Su Nang, and said: "I heard that the Tiger Character Banner is not only unwilling to withdraw its soldiers and horses from the grassland, but also wants to fight with the Tumote tribe in the coming year. , want to drive your Tumut tribe out of this grassland."
"That's right." Su Nang nodded.
It is no longer a secret that Temulun went to talk to the people of Tiger Character Banner. It had already spread among the various ministries. Everyone knew that coming to Tiger Character Banner would take the initiative to attack the Tumut ministries.
Hu Qitu sneered and said: "The tiger-character flag is nothing. It is just a business in the Ming Dynasty. If Bushitu had not given them the opportunity to do business in the grassland, they would not even have the qualifications to enter the grassland, and they would still want to take advantage of it." We Mongolians were driven away from our own grassland, and we don’t know who gave them the courage, hum!”
Even if Bu Shitu led the army and failed to drive the soldiers and horses of the Tiger Character Banner out of the grassland, he still did not think that the Tiger Character Banner could drive their Tumut tribes out of the grassland.
"We Mongols are not good at attacking cities, so the Tiger Banner relied on the city wall to hold back tens of thousands of troops. Without the city wall as a support, the Tiger Banner's soldiers and horses would not be afraid." Su Nang didn't think the Tiger Banner either If the soldiers and horses take the initiative to attack them, they can get benefits.
Their Tumut tribes totaled tens of thousands of troops, all of them cavalry. However, there were not even a thousand cavalrymen in the Tiger-Character Banner, and the rest were infantry.
The cavalry has a natural advantage over the infantry. In a field battle, the infantry can only be slaughtered by the cavalry without any power to fight back.
There are many Taijis who think the same as him, and no one is optimistic that the Tiger Flag can defeat the tens of thousands of Mongolian cavalry after walking out of the city wall.
Batu smiled and said: "The Great Khan also believes that the troops and horses with the Tiger Flag without the protection of the city wall cannot be the opponent of our Mongols, but this does not mean that you have no chance to replace the Bushitu."
"What do you mean?" Su Nang asked subconsciously.
Batu said: "If the Tiger Banner can defeat the Tumut tribes, it will be a good thing for the Great Khan and Chahar. It will be easier to deal with the Tiger Banner when the Great Khan moves westward in the future, but the right wing Although the 30,000 households in Mongolia are no longer what they used to be, it is still not a big problem to deal with the soldiers raised by a Ming Dynasty company."
"I'm not asking you this, I'm asking why you said I have a chance to replace Bu Shitu." Su Nang said in a somewhat impatient tone.
Batu smiled lightly and said: "I thought you were more concerned about your Tumut tribe's decisive battle with Huziqi next year. But I heard that Kankantada went to the Ordos tribe and the Yongxiebu tribe respectively, and both got got a satisfactory answer." Sank
"You know what I'm more concerned about?" Su Nang said seriously.
The position of the Tumut leader has been the goal of generations of their three wives. For the sake of the position of the Tumut leader, these generations have been going crazy.
Batu was no longer deliberately teasing Su Nang, and said directly: "Although I, like the Great Khan, are not optimistic that the Tiger Character Banner can drive your Tumote Department out of this grassland, I still have to admit that the Tiger Character Flag's firearms It’s still awesome.”
"So?" Su Nang asked.
Batu said with a smile: "Once the war between your Tumut Department and the Tiger Flag begins, no one will be surprised if they die. Bu Shitu can definitely die in the battle with the Tiger Flag. As for how to operate it, I believe you There must be a way."
"You want me to kill Bushitu?" Su Nang knitted his brows together and said, "Do you know that he is the leader of Tumut no matter what, and the nominal right-wing Mongol Khan. If he If he dies, there will definitely be a big mess, and in the end it will only take advantage of the Tiger Flag."
Batu picked up the wine bowl on the table, took a sip of wine, and said with a smile: "The Han people have a saying that I think is very good, which is that a small amount of money is not a gentleman, and a person who is not poisonous is not a husband. Since you want to get the seat of Bu Shitu, why? Maybe I don’t pay anything. If I were you, as long as I can become the leader of the Tumut tribe, it doesn’t matter even if I lose this grassland to the Tiger Flag. You must know that the Ming army penetrated into the grassland more than once, but in the end the grassland It still belongs to us Mongolians."
"It's easy to kill the fortune teller rabbit, but after killing it, all the ministries will know that it was my people who did it, and they will definitely not obey me. Moreover, after the fortune teller rabbit's death, there will be no successor."
Batu's proposal made him very excited, but when he thought about the consequences of doing so, he immediately suppressed this very tempting idea.
Batu suddenly laughed when he heard this.
After the laughter stopped, he said with an undiminished smile on his face: "Su Nang, you are also a descendant of Altan Khan. How could you say such stupid things? Even if the fortune teller is really killed, what does it have to do with you? Relationship, don’t forget, there is still a tiger flag.”
"You mean to let the people in the Tiger Flag take the blame?" Su Nang's heart moved, and the idea of killing the fortune-telling rabbit emerged again.
Batu said: "As long as Bushitu dies, what if someone suspects that it was you? Ombuhong is still young and cannot control the power at all. In the end, the power of the leader of the Tumut tribe did not fall into your hands. inside."
"I think this is a good idea. As long as Shitu dies, Taiji will have the opportunity to become the leader of the Tumut tribe. This is worth doing." Huqitu said.
Taiji, who is from the Sanniangzi lineage, naturally supports the Su Nang lineage and becomes the leader of the Tumut tribe.
Su Nang said nothing, looking thoughtful.
I was weighing the pros and cons of this matter in my mind. After all, the reputation of killing the Great Khan was not good. Even if it was blamed on Tiger Flag, a shrewd person like Kankantada might not believe this explanation.
Batu glanced at Su Nang who said nothing and said: "I've told you the idea. As for what you do, it's your own business. If you miss this opportunity, your lineage still wants to become the leader of Tumut." I’m afraid the opportunity will never come again.”
"This incident is too sudden. I can't make up my mind yet. Fortunately, Tiger Flag will not launch a large-scale attack until next year. There is still time, so I can think about it again." Su Nang was unwilling to reveal his feelings in front of Batu. .
Even if Batu is a person related to Lin Dan Khan like him, the matter of killing Batu Shitu is of great importance. No matter whether he will take action against Batu Shitu in the future, he will not reveal his feelings in front of Batu. idea.
